Coventry City Ladies' promotion hopes were dented today as the Leicester City Women won 2-1 in blustery conditions at Wolverhampton. While the Sky Blues lay dormant the Foxes made up one of their two games in hand and took full advantage to climb above Coventry into the top spot of the Midland Women's Combination League.

Leah Rawle opened the scoring for Leicester in the 14th minute, her corner carried on the wind deceiving everyone and curling straight into the net. Sarah Lambeth's equaliser three minutes later was equally as fortunate, her searching centre could have been turned in by any one of four Wolves players but avoided all and nestled in the bottom corner.

The winner came courtesy of Courtney Sweetman-Kirk as she took advantage of a defensive lapse to race clean through and dispatch an assured strike into the bottom corner leaving Wolverhampton keeper Rebecca Thomas no chance. Wolves had chances to pull level in the second half with Nicole Ledgister nicking Anne Johnson's cross narrowly wide. Laura Niblett also pulled off good saves late on from a couple of Wolves free kicks as their challenge petered out.

Leicester now sit in the drivers seat as they chase their fourth promotion in as many years. The Foxes still have to survive a tough April if they're to see it through though. Difficult trips to Derby and West Brom await them as well as the possible title decider when they host the Sky Blues on the last day of the season.